Weight: 136.2 (+.4lbs)
Workout: 103 minutes today. 232 calories.
Strength training: 8 different items.
Run: 2.343miles in 20 mins (personal best, 2**), 108 cals
Cool down jog: 4mins
Yoga: 20 mins,10 items.
Water: 4 glasses! hah! That's like half my overall daily intake. (I don't count it of course)
Feedback:
Do you see that total workout time? 103 minutes! Woot. I'm starting to get that feeling: "I don't want to stop. I can do this one more time." I love that! It was funny with the yoga though: I was having a lot of trouble not just sort of drifting to the side from being tired. I wanted to do a 30 minute run today but my thighs protested so I stopped and switched down to 20 minutes. I might start doing the 30minute run going forward. Depends on how my legs feel tomorrow.
Weight: 136.2 (+.4lbs) I was surprised by the weight increase. I'm still not going to focus on that right now. but I'd thought I was doing a fairly good job with my eating yesterday. [I know muscle weighs more than fat but I don't think that's it.]
Strength: skipped the lunges- my knees are already unhappy with me. Overall these exercises felt a little too easy. Other than the "Push up and side plank"- holy freakin' crap. What's with the 'no regular push up' option?
Oh and the jackknifes- yikes.
I forgot. My new favorite: the Plank. You just hold yourself up in a push up position (but with your elbows down on the ground too). Works the abs. I LOVE THIS POSE. It is easy but so challenging. I am at 60 seconds.
Run: I went with 20mins at resistance level 1 the whole time. You know, give my legs a break. And then about 7 or 10 minutes into it, something came over me and I started running very hard trying to catch up with the other MIIs. It was lots of fun. I was also wanting to beat my husband's distance (2.467) but nope. Only managed 2.343 (but it was still a personal best). What's with the 2 star rating still? Gah. Although Wii is designed for someone just walking in place. Maybe that's easier. Oh well, I'll earn a 3* someday. :)
How do people run a 7 minute mile? How did I ever run a 7min 40 (or whatever it was) in high school. I'll get there I guess... some day.
Overall- HAH, that was dumb (to race the Miis) but I finally have that feeling I used to get when I'm working out and I don't want to stop. Addiction is the only thing that's going to get me to stick to a workout plan. So I welcome this little bit of craziness: I'm on the right track.
I did do a 4 min cool down run afterward (using the Wii short option). Unfortunately it just gives you percentage effort- 46%. useless information.
Yoga:
I've realized that my beloved tree pose is putting stress on my right knee (when my left foot is holding hard against my leg, trying everything I can to keep myself upright and my foot off the ground). I'll have to keep an eye on that.
I am so grateful I stuck it out with the yoga. It's a wonderful way to stretch after my run. I was exhausted and maybe my poses aren't as good as they could be (if I was rested) but! I am not in pain right now. I don't walk around hunched over and limpy.
Maybe the strength training will be better than I think right now. It's definitely working the abs. It doesn't help of course that I can't do the two knee ones.
